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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks during a press conference in Ankara, September 30 2013. (EPA/KAYHAN OZER/ANADOLU AGENCY)

Opinion: Erdoğan’s Options

by Samir Salha | Oct 6, 2013 | Opinion

At the time that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was putting the finishing touches on his historic package of economic, political, and social reforms, his closest aides were viewing polling data. Consensus Corporation, a major research company in Turkey...

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Lebanese policemen, patrol in front the Turkish airlines office, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla.)

Opinion: Conspiracy theories surround Turkish pilots’ kidnapping

by Samir Salha | Aug 16, 2013 | Opinion

Zuwwar Imam Ali Al-Reda—a counterfeit organization—has claimed responsibility for the abduction of two Turkish Airline pilots. The group said the two Turkish nationals would remain in custody until Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Azaz are released. The Turkish...

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Security agents stand guard at the gates of the office housing the Turkish embassy staff following a suicide car bomb attack in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, July 27, 2013. (REUTERS/Feisal Omar.)

Opinion: Who’s that knocking on Turkey’s door in Somalia?

by Samir Salha | Aug 7, 2013 | Opinion

Had the latest attack that targeted the Turkish embassy in the Somali capital of Mogadishu achieved its desired damage, losses would have been far higher than they were. The vigilance of the guards, who killed some of the attackers before they could detonate their...